Carrier apparatus for pneumatic tube delivery system

ABSTRACT

A carrier apparatus is provided for transport through a pneumatic tube delivery system. The carrier apparatus comprises a housing contoured with forward and aft portions and an axially extended body portion disposed therebetween. The housing includes at least first and second separable sections enclosing a carrying compartment. At least a pair of retaining assemblies are detachably coupled to the housing, with each retaining assembly encircling the housing&#39;s body portion to couple the first and second housing sections for angular displacement one relative to the other between open and closed configurations. Each of the retaining assemblies includes a glide band portion disposed to protrude radially from the housing in the closed configuration for slidably engaging an inner wall surface of a pneumatic delivery tube. At least one latch assembly is coupled to releasably lock the housing sections in the closed configuration.

FIG. 1 is a frontal perspective view of a carrier apparatus for pneumatic tube delivery system illustratively incorporating our present design;

FIG. 2 is a top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof, an opposing left side elevational view being a mirror reflection of such right side elevational view;

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of the carrier apparatus for pneumatic tube delivery system shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view thereof in a vertical orientation, as viewed from a first viewing angle; and,

FIG. 7 is another rear perspective view thereof in a vertical orientation, as viewed from a second viewing angle.

The broken lines in FIGS. 1 and 4 are directed to environment and are for illustrative purposes only; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design. 

The ornamental design for a carrier apparatus for pneumatic tube delivery system, as shown and described. 